Realizing I need attic insulation
Until recently, it didn’t occur to myself and others that the attic isn’t intended to be nothing more than a storage space.
My condo includes a full-sized attic where I’ve piled up totes full of the clothes our kids have outgrown.
I have bags of athletic activitys equipment, boxes of Christmas decorations, stacks of photo albums plus old furniture in the attic. Every now plus then, I need to head up to the attic to find something. I’ve regularly noticed that the space is terribly boiling in the summer time plus cold cold in the winter. I didn’t realize this concern was absolutely costing myself and others a good deal of currency in heating plus cooling costs. Last Spring, when I hired an Heating plus Air Conditioning contractor to service the cooling system, I complained about our electric bills. I told him that I was regularly looking for current ways to tighten up the condo plus reduce expenses. She provided some suggestions, including a smart temperature control, ceiling fans plus attic insulation. I wasn’t sure if the attic was insulated or not. When I checked, I found that there was unquestionably little insulation plus it showed signs of water damage plus rodent infestation. The insulation particularly wasn’t accomplishing anything. With a little research, I l acquired that the attic is designed to help with the efficiency plus comfort of the living space. Heat tends to migrate to cooler areas. If the attic is boiling in the summer, the heat travels into the air conditioned rooms of the house. If the attic is chilly in the winter, the heat from the oil furnace rises upward. I decided to substitute the insulation myself. It was a time-consuming, labor-intensive plus absolutely awful task. The air in the attic was super hot, stale plus stuffy. The old insulation was dirty plus gross, plus the current insulation was scratchy. However, replacing the attic insulation has made a worthwhile improvement.